Rocco wrote:Pedro wasn't picked for the Home Run Derby. Use this as a good reason to boo David Wright lustily this weekend.

What a joke.

I usually detest the HR derby, but watching Pedro would've been awesome. Michael flippin' Cuddyer???!??? The guy's got 1 30+ HR season under his belt. CarGo and Harper I understand (although Harper's a bit of a reach), but Wright's a moron.

Rocco wrote:Pedro wasn't picked for the Home Run Derby. Use this as a good reason to boo David Wright lustily this weekend.

What a joke.

I usually detest the HR derby, but watching Pedro would've been awesome. Michael flippin' Cuddyer???!??? The guy's got 1 30+ HR season under his belt. CarGo and Harper I understand (although Harper's a bit of a reach), but Wright's a moron.

I'm not sure why, but I'm really disappointed with this.

Cuddyer and Wright go back to their days in the 757. It was a buddy pick. I'm not worked up about it because it spares us watching Pedro swing and miss at the derby.

The fact that Harper is now not only starting the ASG but in the derby makes me sick. He didn't deserve to be in the game last year and he barely deserved to be a backup this year. I don't doubt the kid is talented but other than a short burst of home runs over the first couple weeks of this season he has done next to nothing to merit the hype. He still gets pimped by the media as "the phenom" and one of the best players in the game when IMHO he's barely been an above-average outfielder since being called up. I feel like I understand better how opposing fans feel about Crosby now, except Crosby actually produces to his "best in the game" label.

I had a feeling Pedro wouldn't get picked but I assumed it would be at the expense of Votto, Brown, or Goldschmidt...not freaking Cuddyer and Harper.